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WHAT's NEW
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What's new on this web page?

If you see the date changing on this page, without an announcement in this section, it is probably something like fixing minor coding problems, spelling errors, minor layout changes, new page on this site (so I changed bottom index), ... Any major changes to this page, will be announced here.

March 31, 2015. Omnivore Recordings is releasing a Translator CD with 22 demo recordings made between 1979 - 1985. Only two of these demos have been previously released. For more details on this release, check out https://www.facebook.com/TranslatorFriends and http://omnivorerecordings.com/music/sometimes-people-forget/ has a listing of the song titles for this CD. Omnivore Recordings made a video to promote this release, and you can see it at http://youtu.be/hTh0_huojJk.

August 20, 2009. Translator is in the process of creating an official web site. You can visit them at Translator. They will be playing 2 shows in early September 2009. Find out more details at the Translator web site.

March 26, 2009. You can now listen to streaming free music from this band as well as others at Wolfgangs Vault.

July 7, 2008. I just picked up my copy of Different Time. This is a very nice 2 CD set for the dedicated collector. It contains a number of demos and outtakes as well as live tracks of songs you may not have heard before. There is not much in the way of liner notes, but there is details of each recording on the CD.

July 20, 2006. A fan of Translator just e-mailed me additional information on the 45s that had been recorded. Turns out, there were a few tracks that were released on 45 that never made it onto albums.

July 18, 2005. I just noticed that the ezBoard message board that I had set up for this web site had been deleted. Since restoration of the deleted conference is only available to subscribers to their service, and since the activity was relatively light, I not planning on looking for another message board. If you do think a message board is worth while, or you have a message board that you like, let me know and I may promote it here. As always you can contact me here.

May 15, 2003. Trnanslator is considering having an official web site. They did record some songs in the studio that never made it to an official release. They are also looking into the possibility of getting the original albums released. There is no timetable for any of these things to happen, but we can always hope for the best. If/when I hear anything new, I will post it here.

May 14, 2003. Steve Barton provided some additional information about a couple of live shows.

April 26, 2002. Steve Barton recently released his first solo CD (see listing in other links). He will be touring in support of his CD.

December 4, 2001. Robert Darlington visited this site, and will be providing additional information about the band.

March 10, 2001. It looks like I may have been premature in moving to a new web hosting site. I just found out that whenever Tripod.com is having hardware or software problems with their servers, they put up a message for the webmaster that their site is in violation of terms, and the web site has been deleted (instead of a message about system problems and try again later). Anyway, I believed Tripod.com when they said they deleted my account, so I will be moving, and making chromeoxide.com my new home on the web.

March 10, 2001. As long as I am moving my entire site, I decided to make a few changes to the layout of the individual pages, and the web site in general, including (but not limited to) I removed the counter, and moved the listings of mirror sites to the bottom of the page, ...

March 6, 2001. Sometime between March 1 to March 5, 2001 Tripod deleted my account/web site. The last stats Tripod gave me were 9,000+ visitors per month. Since my site is so popular, I have decided to keep it going, in spite of this major setback. But rather than trying to build up another free web site, and possibly deal with this problem again, I decided go with CommandLine.net to host the new chromeoxide.com.

October 31, 2000. The new Chrome Oxide Music Collectors Pages Message Board is provided by EZBoard.

October 1, 2000. I just finished creating this page. :-)

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INTRO:
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Translator, a band (trio) that formed in Los Angeles in the summer of 1979. By 1980 they added a second guitarist, who stayed with them until the end. Their sound was a blend of folk-rock, modern sound, pop, ... They had a distinctive band sound, and singer that was instantly recognizable when heard on the radio. They started writing songs, and playing the local club circuit. In the fall of 1980 they moved to San Francisco. They had already recorded their first demo tape. They rerecorded one of the songs from their demo tape (Everywhere That I'm Not), for a local record label. The record got so much airplay in San Francisco, that they shortly got signed to a recording contract. And they proceeded to tour, record 45s, EPs, 4 LPs and concert videos.

Our version of the George Harrison/John Lennon song "Cry For A Shadow" was part of a big scandal in 1996, although not due to anything we did. Beatle Fan magazine published that our version was by the surviving Beatles, and was going to appear on one of the Beatles Anthology CD's. The Calendar section of the L.A. Times actually printed an article about the "new" Beatle song, and had to print a retraction when someone pointed out that it was Translator. The original was recorded in Germany on my 9th birthday. It was also the first song we ever played together as a band. The group started out as a trio, and I joined in early 1980--they needed another guitar to play "Cry For A Shadow" for an encore, and I learned it and the rest of their set; and I never left.

Robert Darlington

Comments and corrections would be appreciated.

And of course, any audio-video-print additions to my collection would be appreciated.

I am also interested in getting wider exposure for this site. So links from your site to mine would be appreciated. And if you know of any sites that allow/encourage submission, I would also appreciate knowing about them as well.

Do you have any articles, books, albums, tapes, CDs, ... on this band that you would like reviewed and / or integrated into this page?

Do you have any other band that you would like to see a page for on this site?

Please send to:

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Mission Hills, CA 91346-8106

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Personnel
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PERSONNEL: 1979 - 1986
        Steven Barton - guitar, vocals
        Robert Darlington - guitar, vocals, harp
        Larry Dekker - bass
        David Scheff - drums
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Heartbeats and Triggers (LP)
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STUDIO SESSION: August 1979
(a8)	I Need Money
(a8)	Rely On You
(a8)	Translator
		Lost

LIVE SHOW: October 8, 1979 Madame Wong's, Chinatown, Los Angekes, CA

STUDIO SESSION: 1979
		Everywhere That I'm Not
(a8)	Fiendish Thingy

STUDIO SESSION: 1980
(a8)	Fiendish Thingy
(a8)	I Use Your Face
(a8)	Complications
(a8)	Catapult Ourselves

STUDIO SESSION: 1980
		Optimisim
		Necessary Spinning
		Eraser

STUDIO SESSION: 1981
(a8)	Mood Swing Time

LIVE SHOW: June 12, 1981 Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA (p-whisk)

LIVE SHOW: 1981
(a8)	Puzzles

LIVE SHOW: December 4, 1981 The Berkeley Square, Berkeley CA
        For Very Long
        Necessary Spinning
        Different Time
        Sleeping Snakes
(a8)    Your Very Own Eyes
(a8)    Everywhere
        Get Out
        Everywhere That I'm Not
        Nothing Is Saving Me
        Favorite Drug
        Dizzy Miss Lizzy

STUDIO SESSION: 1982
(a8)	Different Time

LIVE SHOW: 1982 My Father's Place, Long Island, New York
(a8)	Simple Things
(a8)	Break Down Barriers

STUDIO SESSION: promo 45 38-03311
(released June 11, 1982)
    (a7)Everywhere That I'm Not
    (a7)Sleeping Snakes
        When I am With You (longer than album version)

STUDIO SESSION: 45 AS 1498
(released September 29, 1982)
        Everywhere That I'm Not (shorter than album version)
        Current Events (not on any album)

STUDIO SESSION: Heartbeats and Triggers PC38162 (LP)
(released 1982)
    (a7)Everywhere That I'm Not
    (a7)Necessary Spinning
        Everything You See
    (a7)When I am With You
        Nothing Is Saving Me
    (a7)Sleeping Snakes
    (a7)Favorite Drug
    (a7)Everywhere
        Dark Region
        My Heart, Your Heart

VIDEO SESSION: Sleeping Snakes
VIDEO SESSION: Everywhere That I'm Not (part of this video used for an MTV ad)

LIVE SHOW: September 1982 Perkin's Palace, Pasadena, CA (w-rem)

LIVE SHOW: October 28, 1982 Main Event, Providence, RI
Wolfgang's Vault presents tracks from this show
        When I Am With You  3:24
        Necessary Spinning 4:08
        Everywhere 3:37
        Circumstance Laughing 4:28
        Nothing Is Saving Me 6:28
        My Heart, Your Heart 4:09
        Break Down Barriers 4:20
        Favorite Drug 3:21
        Different Time 6:11
        Everywhere That I'm Not 4:18
        Sleeping Snakes 4:21
        Dizzy Miss Lizzy 3:04
LIVE SHOW: October 29, 1982 Bottom Line, New York (w-bl) ("Finally Friday Morning Show" WNEW FM broadcast)
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B.B.C. College Concert # 10 (LP)
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STUDIO SESSION: 1983
(a8)	Gravity

LIVE SHOW: B.B.C. College Concert # 10 (LP)
(broadcast week of November 14, 1982)
        When I Am With You
        Necessary Spinning
        Everywhere
        Circumstance laughing
        Nothing Is Saving Me
        Break Down Barriers
        My Heart, Your Heart
        Favorite Drug
        Different Time
        Everywhere That I'm Not
        Sleeping Snakes
        Dizzy Miss Lizzy
        Remember

LIVE SHOW: February 4, 1983 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA (p1)
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Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA (tapes)
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PERSONNEL: March 5, 1983
        Doug Weisleman - sax
        Steve Berlin - sax

LIVE SHOW: March 5, 1983, 5:00pm, Toyota Theater, Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA
        When I Am With You
        Necessary Spinning
        Beyond Today
        Everywhere
        Circumstance Laughing
        Nothing Is Saving Me
        Not Far Away
        Break Down Barriers
        Different Time
        Sleeping Snakes
        Everywhere That I'm Not

LIVE SHOW: March 5, 1983, 7:00pm, Toyota Theater, Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA
        When I Am With You
        Necessary Spinning
        Beyond Today
        Everywhere
        Circumstance laughing
        Nothing Is Saving Me
        Different Time
        Break Down Barriers
        Sleeping Snakes
        Everywhere That I'm Not
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No Time Like Now (LP)
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STUDIO SESSION: No Time Like Now BFC38927 (LP)
(released 1983)
    (a7)Un-Alone
        Beyond Today
        I Hear You Follow
        Break Down Barriers
        L.A., L.A.
    (a7)I Love You
    (a7)No Time Like Now
    (a7)Everything Is Falling
        Simple Things
        The End Of Their Love
        About The Truth
    (a7)Circumstance laughing

VIDEO SESSION: Un-Alone

VIDEO SESSION: 1983 USA Network (live)

STUDIO SESSION: Translator 45RPM EP 44-04046 (EP)
(released 1983)
        Break Down Barriers (extended Mix)
    (a7)Cry For A Shadow
        Eraser

STUDIO SESSION: 1984
(a8)	I Need A Miracle
(a8)	My Restless Heart
(a8)	The One That I Love

STUDIO SESSION: 1984
(a8)	Don't You Know
(a8)	Not Very Far

LIVE SHOW: 1984 KUSF Benefit, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA
(a8)	Sleeping Snakes
(a8)	Nothing Is Saving Me
(a8)	No Time Like Now
(a8)	Everywhere That I'm Not
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STUDIO SESSION: 1985
(a8)	Evening Of The Harvest

LIVE SHOW: 1985 (performing as the Appropriates)
(a8)	Leaps And Bounds

STUDIO SESSION: 45 38-04911
(released June 19, 1985)
        Come With Me (shorter than album)
        Dizzy Miss Lizzy (not on any album)

STUDIO SESSION: Translator 39984 (LP)
(released 1985)
    (a7)Gravity
        Fall Forever
    (a7)Come With Me
        Friends Of The Future
        New Song
        Another American Night
    (a7)O Lazarus
        Inside My Mind
        Heaven By A String
        Breathless Agony

STUDIO SESSION: 1985
(a8)	Friends Of The Future (German language version)

VIDEO SESSION: Come With Me

LIVE SHOW: August 27, 1985 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MI (p-kinks)
LIVE SHOW: August 28, 1985 Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE (p-kinks)
LIVE SHOW: August 30, 1985 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MI (p-kinks)
LIVE SHOW: August 31, 1985 Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL (p-kinks)

LIVE SHOW: September 1, 1985 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (p-kinks)
LIVE SHOW: September 2, 1985 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (p-kinks)
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Evening Of The Harvest (LP)
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LIVE SHOW: 1986 The Farm, San Francisco, CA
(a8)	Standing In Line
(a8)	New Song

Studio Session: promo 45 CAS-02291
(released March 12, 1986)
        Standing In Line
        Tolling Of The Bells
    (a7)Today (initially not on any album)
        Ronnie Raygun Blues (not on any album)

STUDIO SESSION: Evening Of The Harvest BFC 40296 (LP)
(released 1986)
    (a7)Standing In Line
        These Old Days
        Crazier Everyday
        I Need You To Love
        Is There A Heaven Singing
        Winter Crying
    (a7)Stony Gates Of Time
        Complications
        Point Of No Return
        Tolling Of The Bells
        Evening Of The Harvest

LIVE SHOW: July 1986 San Francisco, CA

LIVE SHOW: March 15, 2006 Cafe Caffeine, Austin, Texas
LIVE SHOW: March 16, 2006 The Elysium, Austin, Texas
        When I Am With You
        Favorite Drug
        Everywhere
        Nothing Is Saving Me
        Necessary Spinning
        New Song
        Standing In Line
        Everywhere That I'm Not
        O Lazarus

LIVE SHOW: March 18, 2006 Pop Culture Press Party, Dog and Duck Pub, Austin, Texas

STUDIO SESSION: 1993
(a8)	New Kind Of Sin

LIVE SHOW: September 5, 2009 Slim's, San Francisco, CA

LIVE SHOW: May 1, 2015 Slim's, San Francisco, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 3, 2015 Molly Malone's, Los Angeles, CA
LIVE SHOW: May 4, 2015 Fingerprints, Long Beach, CA
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PRINT MEDIA
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BOOKS AND PRINTED MATERIAL:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)

The Map: Rediscovering Rock and Roll by Paul Williams
While this book is not exclusively about Translator, they are featured in it.

(p1) The Art Of Rock - A Spectular Visual And Oral History
Writter: Paul D. Grushkin, Artworks Photographed by Jon Sievert
Published by Artabras. Copyright 1987. 516 pages. Hardback.

(p3) 35th Anniversary Whisky-A-Go-Go 1999 Poster Calendar, has reproductions of many of the posters used over the years.

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AUDIO MEDIA
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AUDIO COMPILATIONS:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)

Commercial Releases

(a1) Heartbeats and Triggers (LP)

(a4) No Time Like Now (LP)

(a5) Translator (EP + LP)

(a6) Evening Of The Harvest (LP)

(a7) Everywhere That We Were...The Best Of Translator CK64778 (CD)

(a8) Different Time

Other Material

(a2) B.B.C. College Concert # 10 (LP)

(a3) Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA (tapes)

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VIDEO MEDIA
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VIDEO COMPILATIONS:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)

(Not much here yet.)

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OTHER RESOURCES (links)
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Do you have a Translator related site? Do you want a link from this page? E-Mail me!

I am also interested in getting wider exposure for this site. So links from your site to mine would be appreciated. And if you know of any sites that allow/encourage submission, I would also appreciate knowing about them as well.

Translator official web site (under construction as of August 20, 2009)

amazon.com you can buy the CD here, just search for Steve Barton in popular music.
Steve Barton's first solo CD - The Boy Who Rode His Bike Around The World read the reviews or buy the CD at amazon.com just search for Steve Barton in popular music.

Steve Barton member of Translator, now a solo performer
Steve Barton MySpace site.

Translator official website located at MySpace.

The Open Press Translator: No Longer Everywhere that You're Not (story on reunion for the 2006 SXSW)

Ugly Floral Blouse: Following up: Translator (Steve Barton comments posted on blog)
Ugly Floral Blouse: Following up again: Translator (Steve Barton comments posted on blog)

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CLASSIFIEDs
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This is an experiment. I am listing various classified ads that might be of interest to browsers of this page.

Let me know what you think of this idea?

And if you do order something listed here, let them know you found out about it here.

Also, let me know how this worked out for you.

June 29, 2003.
MusicStack looks like a good source of used music items (LPs, CDs, posters, ...).
As always, let me know what you think.

4 Million Hard to Find CDs & LPs at MusicStack
December 10, 2002.
Back in October 1999 I put up links to CD-Now so that visitors could easily link to the related band pages and instantly see which items were still in print/available for purchase. CD-Now no longer has that option. For the moment I am putting in Amazon.com search boxes. Amazon.com doesn't easily allow for links to individual band pages in the same way that CD-Now used to. So, instead of me being able to create direct links, I have put up the Amazon.com search box instead. So you can still go to a page with the various bands products, buy you now need to go through a search box.

As always, let me know what you think.

April 22, 2002.
Would you like to show your appreciation for (the time, effort, money, ... that goes into creating, maintaing, updating) this web site, without getting anything in return (except a listing of your name (and url) on this web site as a friend of this web site)?
sign up for PayPal and simplify your online payments.

Send Chrome Oxide some money

December 3, 2002 CD Now is undergoing changes, and asked that ALL links be removed.
October 28, 1999 I signed up with CD Now.

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